200-Hour Intensive Teacher Training Program in collaboration
with YogaPoser USA
5 March 2012 to 30 March 2012

Fact Sheet:
1. Our Teacher Training Program makes
great teachers. We believe great teachers
start as great practitioners. Therefore,
they must understand the practice from
a student’s perspective and be great
practitioners themselves.
2. The program offers a strong foundation in core yoga principles and teaching
skills that are essential to becoming a
successful teacher.
3. The foundation of the YogaPoser approach to the concepts of asana-oriented
yoga is based on the following mantra:
keep it simple, practical, accessible and
effective.
4. Graduates of the Teacher Training will
know their own voice and how to use it
5. The program offers a broad range of
knowledge that provides greater flexibility when seeking teaching opportunities
at yoga studios and fitness centers.
6. Our teachers are ready to work as teachers at the end of the program.
7. The program enables teachers to branch
out into a more specialized focus, if
desired, as their practice and teaching
advance.
8. Our Teacher Training Programs are
based on Yoga Alliance standards. Graduates of the program may seek affiliation
with Yoga Alliances as Registered Yoga
Teacher – 200 (RYT 200) and be

qualified to teach yoga in the USA.
9. When you complete the YogaPoser
Teacher Training, you will already have
found your own teaching voice and
you’ll have already had experience using it, enabling you to branch out into a
more specialized focus. Instead of being
ready to teach your first class when you
graduate our program, you will have
already done that and much more- you’ll
be ready to be a Yoga Teacher.

Course Outline and Description of
Modules:

The certification program is comprised of
180 hours of studio and classroom time and
20 hours of homework.

The program will run from March 5 through
April 2, 2012 at the Urban Ashram Manila,
with weekends off.
Classes start at 830am and end at 5:30 pm.
The day usually begins with an Asana Practice, followed by a series of lectures and
workshops. There will be a forty-minute
lunch as well as morning and afternoon
breaks.

Techniques of Training and
Practice: 95 hours

The majority of the training (95 hours)
occurs through asana practice. Over the
course of the training students will engage
in a combination of three types of asana
practice:

Tightly-focused workshop-style practices
where the details of each type of asana are
studied. We divide these workshops into
about a dozen major types of body position
so you get a deep and
practical understanding of the challenges,
benefits and risks of each. Each of these is
followed by
another lecture-type class in which we discuss in even greater detail the many parts
that put asana
together, including: how to sequence asana;
how to adjust students with different abilities and
histories; and how to articulate the important steps to practicing asana in its fullest
available
expression.

Philosophy and Ethics of Yoga:

30 Hours
Yoga practice was developed centuries ago
by people who saw the human condition
and how to perfect the human experience
in a way that is still universally applicable
as a science of self-improvement. One way
we can ensure that your teaching, no matter
what form it takes, is actually about good
yoga, is to make sure you see how the
physical practice connects to the system
that is so clearly laid out in the ancient
philosophical texts. Using the Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali as our primary guide, you’ll
explore and learn about the history and
philosophy of yoga in a way that is
immediately usable to you. We teach you
how to apply the simple but indispensable
guidelines that are listed in the Sutras. Our
belief is that if you can’t use it, its a waste
of time. So, we deliver what you need when
you need it in lectures with an emphasis on
student reflection, discussion and analysis.

Anatomy for Yoga: 20 hours

Before you start asking people to do things
with their bodies, you need to know how
the body works (and how it doesn’t). Our
Teaching Methodology: 25 hours
No matter how deep your own practice is or anatomy course has two objectives: that you
how much you know about asana, it doesn’t know exactly what you are
asking people to do in any asana; and how
do your students much good if you can’t
to sequence asana so it makes sense. The
communicate what they need to hear in an
20-hour anatomy module is a compreheneffective way. That’s what these classes are
for. You’ll explore the theory and practice of sive, stand-alone course designed to teach
students the anatomy fundamentals espedagogy and andragogy: the art of teachsential for any teacher of body movement,
ing people. Through a combination of
particularly yoga teachers. Again, we teach
lecture, discussion and role-playing,
you what you’ll be able to use right away in
students explore issues and tools
our practice and teaching. When you undercommon to all fundamental teaching
stand the practical anatomy of asana, you
precepts, as well as those that apply
can develop your own style of sequencing
specifically to teaching yoga.
and teaching in a way that works.

James Brown has traveled the world
teaching yoga from beginners to rock stars.
Our experience has demonstrated that
He is renowned for developing creative and
students learn significantly more in a real
challenging content for top yoga studios and
teaching
fitness centers around the globe (including
environment and are able to gain more
YogaWorks, Equinox Fitness and YogaGlo).
applicable teaching experience that better
Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers calls
prepares them for job opportunities after
James, “The best yoga teacher in the world”.
graduation. So, you’ll
HIs impressive list of high profile clients
co-teach actual public classes, observed by
also includes: Sting, The Go-Go’s, Rachel
our faculty and followed with lots of feedWeisz, Gillian Anderson and Ralph Fiennes,
back, to gain actual teaching experience by
employing the teaching tools learned during plus leaders in business, fashion, politics
and philanthropy. He has taught Yoga in the
the training.
USA, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Thailand, London, and Nairobi.
Independent Study: 20 hours
James began his own yoga practice in 1990
The remainder of the 200 hour program is
focused on homework and outside study in and has been mentored both as a teacher
and an Ashtanga practitioner since 2001 by
all areas of study
Maty Ezraty, globally acclaimed senior yoga
teacher and founder of the original
The Teachers
YogaWorks in Santa Monica.
James began teaching yoga in Washington D.C. in 1996, and in 1999 became the
first Adjunct Professor of Yoga at American
University where he remained until 2001,
when he relocated to Los Angeles and began
teaching at YogaWorks’ Santa Monica
flagship studio.
From 2003-2007, James served as a
senior teacher trainer at YogaWorks where
he was a key contributor to the first highly
regarded YogaWorks Teacher Trainer’s
Guide. During his time at YogaWorks, James
led over 4,000 hours of teacher trainings –
educating more than 1,000 of the world’s
top yoga teachers and helping grow the
YogaWorks Teacher Training program from
two offerings a year to over fifty by the time
he left.
In 2007, James founded YogaPoser
James Brown
and in 2010 opened the YogaPoser Venice

Practicum: 10 hours

Beach Yoga House in iconic Venice Beach,
CA. Based on the understanding that each
individual’s practice is a personal journey,
James created a schedule of classes at
YogaPoser that are meant to complement
the strengths of each practitioner.
He developed two signature YogaPoser Teacher Training programs, the 200hour Foundations of Yoga Teacher Certification program and the 300-hour Master
Yoga Teacher Certification program, which
are designed to graduate unique and highly
skilled teachers. For practitioners who
aren’t looking for a career in the yoga
industry but want to develop a deeper
understanding of the practice, James
created the YogaPoser 108-hour Roots of
Practice Program
James has authored a wide range of
television, DVD and digital content,
including the YogaPoser iTunes Podcast
(ranked as one of the most popular yoga
podcasts on iTunes), and YogaWorks Body
Slim on DVD and Exercise TV. He has been
featured on NPR, in The Washington Post
and more.

Maria Villella

Maria was drawn to Yoga after practicing
classical ballet for nine years and martial
arts for five. Upon completion of her initial
teacher training at Downward Dog Yoga
Center in Toronto, Maria began teaching
there and following workshops with
visiting Ashtanga teachers Chuck Miller and
Maty Ezraty several times, traveled
to India to study with Ashtanga’s founder
and late guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. After a
month of study with him at the Ashtanga
Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, she also

spent time studying at Krishnamacharya’s
Yoga Mandiram (KYM), which emphasized a
more customized approach to each
individual’s practice, in contrast to the
systematic approach she’d learned with Jois.
Maria inspires students to learn to confront
fear and self-acceptance through asana
practice. She does so with compassion and
friendliness, supported by a vast knowledge
and deep, personal understanding of the
specific system of Ashtanga and the
universal world of asana, yoga practice, and
teaching in general.
At YogaPoser, she leads American
Ashtanga Guided Self-Practice as well as
teaching in our advanced studies and level
one/two teacher training programs. She is
also completing her studies in Traditional
Chinese medicine at Emperor’s College in
Los Angeles.

MARIE CALIcA
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off
the mat?

My biggest realization from teacher
training is that there are as many yoga
poses (or interpretations of poses) as
there are bodies. Everybody and
everybody is different. I celebrate my
own body more now, not for how it
should look like in a pose, but by how it
just is for that particular practice.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?

I didn’t think I was strong enough or
smart enough or prepared enough to
undergo
teacher training, and looking back, I
really wasn’t. It was the training proper
that just made me stronger, smarter,
and more prepared to teach.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?

The most challenging thing about
teacher training was understanding
anatomy. The jargon and actions were
so foreign to me, and I was so stressed
while studying for it, but on week 3
when I was reviewing my notes, things
simply clicked. Now when I practice, I’m
more aware of which muscles are firing
and what body part is working.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?

I enjoyed learning with a group who
was as enthusiastic about yoga as I was.
Our shared energy made all the
challenges bearable. It made learning
fun. It made growing special.

MENcHIE CASTRO
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
Before teacher training I was so worried
about not being prepared or not being
good enough for teacher training. Little
did I know that it’s not all about that at all.
Teacher training is all about the journey to
yoga. Learning more about myself and
because no matter what, I am good
enough. In fact, the way I am now is pretty
marvelous.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
If you love yoga and you want to learn
about asanas then teacher training is for
you. It doesn’t matter where you are in
your practice, because teacher training will
definitely improve your practice as well.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
Yoga anatomy was very challenging for
me. I have not really studied a lot of
human anatomy since my educational
background is in engineering.
Memorizing terms and understanding how
they work in asanas was really hard. It is
also fulfilling because now I have a name
for all of the muscles and bones and everything else in between that moves or stays
stable during asana practice. This
knowledge has helped improve my own
practice and it is something that will help
my future yoga students as well.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
The practices were so much fun. Being able
to practice for long hours on most days of
the week for a whole month was a gift.
Being able to share that experience with
such a wonderful group of people is
something that I will cherish.

TANYA
DELA CRUZ
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
YTT taught me to be kind to myself; I’ve
stopped comparing myself to other
people and I’ve really started to love
myself for what I really am at the moment.
I feel more confident than ever and more
excited to work on making myself even
better each day. The training helped get
me to my happiest self and even after the
YTT program finished, I’m still smiling
non-stop inside and out.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
Take the plunge. When you allow
yourself to say you’re not ready, you’ll
never ever be truly ready. YTT is a life
changer, wouldn’t you want life to change
(for the better) as soon as you can? :)
3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?

It was really challenging physically and
mentally. It was really tough to find that
discipline to stay in poses and to get the
efforts into getting into the poses right.
That said, it was so fulfilling once I
discovered that my will can really take my
body places. Finding that focus, clarity of
mind, and strength (inside and out) was
priceless. Im stronger, better, and smarter
in a lot of ways now more than ever - and
this was worth all the challenges several
times over. :)
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
My new set of friends. I really cherish the
bonds i have formed with my ytt
batchmates. I was so pleasantly surprised
to get to know and to connect so well with
people who are from completely
different circles. It was so fun learning from
all of them and sharing the experience
with them - they are those friends whom
you might not see everyday but every
chance you get to spend together is like no
time has passed. Every moment is
delightful and is so positive. They’re
family.

NIcA
HEcHANOVA
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
I enrolled in the yoga teacher training
program thinking that this could be
another career that could just supplement
and complement what I already do as a
teaching artist. It didn’t really hit me until a
few weeks into it how I’ve made a
lifelong commitment to my own
well-being and happiness and to other
people’s wellness as well. Yoga constantly
teaches me to be compassionate of
myself! I’m learning to always
acknowledge where I am, learn to let go
and see where and how I can stretch in so
many ways.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
If finances weren’t an issue, I would say just
to jump! It was a leap of faith for me! I don’t
regret it at all! I learned so much, made a
lot of friends and it has opened up a whole
new life path for me!

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
What challenged me the most was
learning anatomy! It was new again for me
to sit down and learn a whole lot of terms
that I know I needed to digest and understand right away and knowing that I would
be tested on it! But, once I got into the
groove, it was actually very
fascinating because it made me
understand the human body more and
helped me create connections with my
own body during asana practice. All the
asana workshops, the lectures and
friendships I’ve made during training
really made my heart much fuller and
fatter!
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
I loved the intensive asana workshops and
studying together with my classmates was
so fun! I genuinely enjoyed every day! My
classmates were very fun to be with and
learn with! My teachers were so amazing
and they have inspired me to keep learning and practicing!

1. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one biggest change or
realization that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
To understand the efforts of a pose/asana,
we look into its purpose. In life, to better
understand the actions of a person. We
look into the intention behind the action.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
As long they have a passion for yoga, and is
ready to commit to a regular practice, then
they will surely benefit from teacher training.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
The most challenging thing is to leave my
responsibilities at my office for one month.
The most fulfilling thing is that the
sacrifice is worth it. From all that i have
learned and the friends that I have made.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
Meeting and gaining new friends who
have the same passion for yoga and are
into sharing their practice to others.
Learning a systematic and intelligent way
in practicing Vinyasa Flow.

1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
That life is beautiful and worth living and
overflowing with possibilities, even for
32-year olds!
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
I don’t think that one can ever really be
“ready” to join teacher training --- and
that’s the amazing beauty of it! Yoga is an
extremely powerful tool for
transformation and every single person
gains so much more than what they
initially signed up for.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
One of the more challenging aspects of
teacher training is the physicality of asana.
It’s so easy to write asana off as merely a
physical practice, but the truth is that the
practice of asana segues and delves into
mental, emotional, spiritual facets.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
I love the new friendships forged through
through many hours of shared asana
practices, meals, studying and just
clowning around! It’s also been such a
great pleasure to witness my fellow
trainees get revitalized over the course of
the training.

1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off
the mat?
Be at the present moment, do my best at
the moment that I am in. Accepting and
be grateful for who I am.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
There will be never a ready moment when
we don’t go out there take all the chances
and get out of our comfort zone. When
you know it’s good for you, take all the
opportunities and see what you can do
from there.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
Be at the studio early morning and not be
late. Since I live quite far, so It’s quite a
challenge for me, to get up earlier, dealing
with all the people on the way. But this
teaches me to be more patient with
people especially strangers and self
discipline. Also memorizing all the Latin
terms for the anatomy.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
The teachers, co-trainees, the Yoga, and
the knowledge that is given everyday.

JENIFER GRAcE
MARTINEZ
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
To always understand that everday on the
mat is unique and that real yoga is not we
do in class, but what happens off the mat.
It is how you carry yourself everyday in
your life. In loving with an open heart and
in being kind to others.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
“Leap and the net will appear.” The most
important reason to take a YTT course is to
learn and grow. So go and have fun. Just as
long as you try and do your best, you will
never fail.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
Being away from my husband and my
children was the most challenging part of
the training,its was not easy to be away
from my family for the first time but
this experience made me stronger as
person.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
I really enjoyed spending time with my
classmates and teachers especially
learning from their experience in the
manner of ways to better communicate
with your students.

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MARIA MARRITA
V. PANcHO
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
The one biggest realization that I will be
taking from the Teacher Training into my
life off the mat is that age is not a factor in
pursuing one’s dreams. I thought before
that at my age that it was too late to be
starting a new career or passion after 5
years of getting used to and living a domestic life with my family but now I have
realized that when an opportunity knocks
on your doors, you just grab it especially if
it is something that you love and passionate about.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
Who decides, how would you know and
when will you know when to be ready for
Teacher Training if you never take that
first step? Most dreams are not realized
because fear is what is holding us back.
Sometimes jumping into the unknown and
getting out of our comfort zones bring us
to where we need to be.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
The most challenging things:
-spending less time with my family because I needed to be in school 5 days a
week
-waking up early at 5:30am because I live
far from the studio and sleeping late at
around 12-2am depending on the lessons, assignments and exams the next
day
-the physical and mental demands of the
course
-giving up family and social life for a
month
while the most fulfilling things were :
-gaining friends that are for keeps
-learning a lot from the course : yoga,
anatomy, sanskrit and philosophy
-knowing now that I CAN DO ANYTHING I
SET MY MIND TO
-letting go of what ifs and my fears
-instilling discipline to myself
-eating healthily
-being able to share to others what i love
doing : YOGA
-becoming a BETTER ME inside and out

CHRIS PANIS
1. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one biggest change or
realization that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
The biggest change or realization that ill be
taking off the mat is that yoga is not a
competition, different bodies work
differently. It doesnt matter how far you go,
its not all about the destination its the
journey that counts more and as a yogi
always remain humble and grounded even
if you were able to do the most advanced
poses.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
I personally think before i enrolled in the
training is that im really prepared for it and
felt that i had an edge because im already
teaching. But once youre there youll still
feel like an empty pail that needs to be
filled. So i think no one cannot be unprepared for it as long as you love yoga everything will follow.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
The most challenging thing in the training was that grasping and incorporating
all of the knowledge (asanas, anatomy,
philosophy) in my practice and teaching
in the span of 200 hours. The most
fulfilling would be gaining new friends
along the way.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
I enjoyed all of the days in the program
because each day we learn different
things and each time we learn thing we
gain a hint of a smile in our faces because
were learning more about something we
love - yoga.

AIKA RODRIGUEZ
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off
the mat?
The one biggest realization that I got from
teacher training is being present in where
I am and what I am doing now. In asana,
it’s about focusing on the efforts and
positions of my body in the pose that I
am in. In my life off the mat, it’s about not
worrying about the regrets of the past or
the what-ifs of the future, and instead just
focusing on giving my best in what I am
doing and trusting that everything will fall
into place.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
Believe in yourself. You’ll be surprised to
find out how strong you really are,
physically and mentally.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
Learning the poses were physically and
mentally challenging. I’m not the most
athletic person so it took a lot from me to
stay in a pose for so long. I could feel my
muscles burning (tapas! :P) every time we
would do our daily 3 hour practices. But it
felt amazing to discover how strong I had
become by practicing with the right
efforts. I never thought I could do the
things I can do now and it makes all of
that hard work worth it!
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
What I enjoyed most about YTT are the
new friends I got to meet. We all have
different personalities and all came from
different backgrounds. Yet, we all clicked,
and formed a special bond. It’s so much
fun sharing this experience with them and
I feel so blessed that I am able to learn
from these talented people.

GLADY ROSALES
1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
The 200 hours have given us important
tools by which we can learn and teach, but
yoga’s lessons are everywhere - it is really a
lifelong learning process.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
It is different for everyone. Some people
know it after 10 years, some people feel
ready in less time. I would say that it takes
a certain level of understanding of the
practice and a certain level of desire to
teach, but only they themselves will know
it in their hearts when the best time is. If
the opportunity is there when that time
happens, then they should go for it.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
It was challenging to create a balance
between taking care of your body (what
with theintense asana workshops and
reading assignments at night) and
making the most out of this learning
experience. The reflective essays were
both challenging and fulfilling in that it
lets you confront your innermost self, and
it is this self-awareness that helps you
take further steps in discovering the best
self you can be.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
The entire idea of going back to school devoting an entire month for learning
and meeting a whole new bunch of good
friends along the way.

1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
I think it would be that it’s possible for me
to speak in public.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
I don’t think anybody is ever really
completely ready. You just have to have an
open mind. Be open to learning and open
to the whole experience.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
The most challenging for me was really
getting up and talking in front of a group
of people. I’ve always had
problems speaking in public so the
practicum teaching was really
challenging. The most fulfilling for me was
being able to overcome that fear of
speaking in public.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
I really liked the camaraderie among the
trainees. It was such a good group of
people, everyone was so willing to share
what they knew, a lot of really funny

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1. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one biggest change or
realization that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
The best thing I have learned from the TT
was wise use of energy. I learned the value
of weighing things first, whether it is worth
my time and energy. I also learned that
stress, worrying & complaining are a waste
of energy. :)
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
The program is so good & solid that no
matter what your present (or perceived)
skills or considerations are, you will be
ready to teach by the end. IF, you do your
job as a learner. :)

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
The most challenging were the exams,
especially anatomy! But also, it was the
most fulfilling. I realized that studying for
the exams made me understand the
concepts better. In the end, I realized I
learned so much and it was really very
helpful.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
Do the people count? :) The whole
program, I felt was very good. The structure,
the curriculum, the teachers...
everything was great!

1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
One of the biggest change as a result of
TTP for me is being in the now or present. I
learned that overthinking stuff that haven’t
occurred yet is a waste of energy.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
Teacher training isn’t about what you can’t
do compared to others. As long as you are
a regular practitioner and committed to
learn...then that is all you need.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
I entered teacher training in order to
deepen my practice. Teaching during the
practicum was a challenge for me because
initially I had nil intentions of teaching
after the program. I, however, realized that
sharing the knowledge to people who are
willing to learn can be very fulfilling.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
Learning from both teachers and
classmates. But more importantly,
gaining new friends that I consider my
second family.

1. What’s the one biggest change or
realization that you’ll be taking from
the teacher training into your life off the
mat?
Acceptance of the self & things as is. Faith
and optimism that every moment today is
perfectly unfolding itself towards a better
tomorrow.
2. What would you say to someone who
thinks that they’re just not ready yet for
teacher training?
Whether you think you can or you can’t,
you’re right. (This is supposedly a Henry
Ford quote that may also have been
accorded to other famous people.) So if
you think you can you will succeed, but if
you think you can’t then it will prevent you
from achieving success.

3. What were the most challenging and
most fulfilling things about teacher
training?
Asanas that I had difficulty with were the
most challenging. Most fulfilling was
knowing that these difficulties originated
mentally rather than physically.
4. What did you enjoy most about the
teacher training program?
Camaraderie & bonding with classmates/
teachers while at the same time learning
a lot about something I love to do. What
more could I ask for?